This is what villains are like

It was late at night, and the Chengming Hall in the Imperial Capital of Daxia was still brightly lit.

Several palace maids were holding golden lanterns and incense burners, standing quietly on both sides of the main hall. Emperor Xia Junxi was wearing a narrow-collared dragon robe of light red and black colors. It was gorgeous and generous, and could not hide the meaning of nobility.

In front of her, there were all the large and small affairs that the Great Xia Dynasty had experienced during this period of seclusion. The largest number of them was naturally the matter of the Prime Minister's coming to power and the cleanup of many ministers and clans in the court.

"The Prime Minister's move is not wrong, but it will only intensify the conflict between Hu Longshan and the Prime Minister's Mansion. The clan's Mansion has always relied on Hu Longshan."

"Xiangguo is trying to steal Hu Longshan's life. No wonder there has always been some unrest in the palace these days. It seems that Hu Longshan's spy has started to take action..."

The corners of Emperor Xia's lips curved into a slight mocking arc.

Since she handed over all the affairs of the court to the Prime Minister, she also had plans in this regard.

From the outside, it seemed that she had been sidelined by the Prime Minister's Mansion. In this case, the clan's mansion, the royal clan, and Hulongshan would still sit back and watch without mercy?

Although she is a disciple of the royal family, she has never received help from the clan mansion and Hulong Mountain. On the contrary, the ancestors of the royal family would reach out and take away a large amount of resources and wealth from the treasury every year, as well as a large number of precious magic weapons and spiritual objects.

Rather than saying that she was a puppet set up by the Prime Minister's Mansion, it would be better to say that even Hu Longshan treated her as a puppet.

Therefore, during this retreat, she also had the intention of driving away wolves and devouring tigers.

"After refining that wisp of Emperor's Qi, I have become more comfortable in controlling Daxia's dragon energy and national destiny. As long as I accumulate enough, I can successfully break through the second step of the Bridge Tribulation Realm and survive the natural disaster safely. "

"However, Prince Chong'an's behavior these days is a bit too eager."

After Xia Huang read through these memorials, his eyes finally fell on one of them, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Prince Chong'an is her uncle and one of the people she once trusted the most.

During the last Great Xia Southern Hunting Exercise, Chong'an County Prince was one of the few people who knew about the arrangements in the palace.

But judging from her retreat during this period, her uncle seemed a little restless.

"Jiang Lan reminded me before."

"Is it possible that he has already seen it?"

Emperor Xia's expression gradually darkened. The royal family has been ruthless since ancient times. In order to compete for the throne, it was common for brothers to kill each other.

Although Prince Chong'an was her biological uncle, she couldn't guarantee that he didn't covet her position.

"Chunlan, during this period, with whom did Prince Chong'an have the closest contact?" Emperor Xia asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, the Prince of Chong'an County has been staying at the residence during this period, and it seems that he has never left the residence. However, this time the Dao Cang Sword Sect was destroyed. According to the news from Linglong Commander Zijian Tiansi, Look, Daocang Sword Sect seems to have been in contact with Prince Chong'an before." Chunlan replied.

Emperor Xia's face was as dark as water, and he clenched his jade hands suddenly, and said expressionlessly, "Is it true that the Daocang Sword Sect asked the Yuqing Sword Immortal to assassinate Jiang Lan?"

After she came out of confinement, she contacted Jiang Lan immediately, but the news was like a stone's throw, and there was no response.

She didn't know whether Jiang Lan was really injured or what his current condition was.

After all, the Jade Green Sword Fairy has been famous for thousands of years, and many evil masters have died under her sword.

If she leaves the imperial capital, even she will not be a match for the Jade Green Sword Immortal.

Chunlan hesitated for a moment and said, "According to the information from Supervisor Tiansi's cross-examination, it should be true. Fengjun once sent a woman named Su to Daocang Sword Sect to practice, and that woman worshiped under the Yuqing Sword Immortal Sect. However, Now he is nowhere to be found.”

When Emperor Xia heard the name "woman surnamed Su", his eyes became darker obviously, but he still said expressionlessly, "It seems that I still underestimated my uncle."

Chunlan stood with her head bowed, not daring to answer.

"It seems that the Prince of Chong'an County has been asking me to come out of seclusion and preside over the government. So that's what it means."

"I think it will be very lively tomorrow morning."

Emperor Xia smiled coldly.

In a blink of an eye, it was the next day. Ever since Emperor Xia went into seclusion and handed over all the affairs of the court to the Prime Minister Jiang Lintian, the morning court had not been held for a long time. Everything was reviewed by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Jiu Qing before being handed over to the Prime Minister for decision.

Now that Emperor Xia has come out of seclusion, his cultivation strength has reached a higher level. The civil and military officials have already received the news and have already arrived in the palace before dawn.

In the grand and bright hall, the atmosphere was solemn and quiet. Duke Zhongguo, Prince Chong'an and other ministers had already arrived. Prince Chong'an, wearing wide robes and thick belt, stood in front with a majestic bearing, straight back and bright eyes. As he glanced at the imperial throne above, a blazing light flashed deep in his eyes.

Behind him, many ministers stood one after another, all holding memorials in their hands and lowering their heads, as if he was the leader. His son Chongxiu Yuan was also among them.

All the relatives and descendants of the Daxia Emperor will be awarded official positions, and those who can go to the Holy See will have high official positions.

Zhao Tianhe and others from the Confucian Temple are on the other side. There are not many of them. They all have an old aura and a strong Confucian aura. Since the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion was demolished, the Confucian Temple has also become more cautious. A little further away.

"The Prime Minister has arrived."

Outside the hall, with a loud voice, Prime Minister Jiang Lintian walked in slowly with a high crown, almost all the ministers' eyes were focused on him, and the surrounding area suddenly became noisy. Many ministers bowed their hands in greeting with respect. .

Jiang Lintian also nodded slightly, looking very polite. His elegant and easy-going appearance was inconsistent with the wolf that many people had in mind.

After arriving at the main hall, Jiang Lintian closed his eyes slightly and seemed to fall asleep. He was indifferent to everything around him and his attitude was very casual. He didn't seem to pay attention to this morning meeting at all.

Prince Chong'an looked at him with a sneer on his lips. It seemed that Jiang Lintian didn't know what would happen next. He was so calm and composed, but he didn't know if he could maintain it for a while.

Soon after Prime Minister Jiang Lintian arrived, Emperor Xia also arrived. She sat firmly on the throne, overlooking the ministers. The morning court finally began, but Emperor Xia had not yet had time to ask about recent events.

A minister behind the Prince of Chong'an held a memorial, stepped forward, and began to cry, describing the many harsh and cruel policies of the Prime Minister during the period of Emperor Xia's seclusion. It makes people panic.

There are various resentments in various parts of Daxia, bandits are everywhere, and mountain bandits are entrenched. This is an ominous sign, and it is feared that troubled times will come.

After the minister cried, several ministers soon came forward and said bluntly that during this period, they were miserable and could not bear to suffer such hardships in Daxia. However, they were powerless and could only ask to resign from their official positions and retire to their hometowns. They did not want to see this. On the day when Daxia fell apart...

Emperor Xia listened to the speeches of the ministers expressionlessly and did not express his position.

As for the person involved, Prime Minister Jiang Lintian still closed his eyes and fell asleep, as if the ministers were not impeaching him.

Several great Confucian scholars in the Confucian Temple did not expect that the early dynasty had just begun and things would develop like this. This also made some of them feel ready to take action. It would not be a matter of a day or two for the Prime Minister to suppress Confucianism and Taoism. If the Prime Minister could be overthrown , the blue sky in the summer will also be much clearer.